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One dead after quad bike crash in Crownthorpe, Hawke's Bay
24 Mar 2024The crash happened on a private property near Hastings on Saturday afternoon.
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Blaze near Ōtaki Beach suspicious, police say
24 Mar 2024Two 17-year-olds were found trapped in the bush amid the fire and are now assisting criminal inquiries.
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What it takes to break free from Gloriavale
23 Mar 2024Rosie Overseer was abused at the strict Christian community on the West Coast. "I didn't want the same for my child." Audio
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'People involved weren't trying to be abusive, that was just how it was'
23 Mar 2024The sight of a column of men stripped and marched naked through the halls to mass showers helped spark Dr Olive Webb's 50-year journey towards better lives for those housed in institutionalised wards. Audio
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Three District Court judges die in one week
23 Mar 2024The judges are being remembered as "faithful" servants of "a society and country they loved".
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'Under our watch': Programme for at-risk youth breaks silence after youth kills camper
23 Mar 2024The people behind a programme for troubled youth have spoken for the first time since a participant murdered a camper while under their watch.
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Multiple fire crews battling blaze near Ōtaki Beach
23 Mar 2024Smoke could be seen from several kilometres away.
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How to eat more New Zealand-caught fish for less
23 Mar 2024Is the high price of fancy fish keeping it off your table? Chef Rex Morgan explains how to make the most of cheaper species.
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Children to have their say on free school lunches programme
23 Mar 2024Children are being asked whether they support the free school lunches scheme in an online poll, and with voting booths at an Auckland market this weekend.
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Christchurch's Arts Centre in confidential talks over original Dux de Lux building
23 Mar 2024The popular venue was a fixture of the Arts Centre for decades, but has been derelict since it sustained serious earthquake damage in 2011.
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Canterbury farmer fined nearly $14,000 for not registering deer
23 Mar 2024A Canterbury farmer is being fined nearly $14,000 for failing to register his deer before moving them off his farm.
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Mayor zips through the trees as park reopens after fire
23 Mar 2024Community leaders experienced a full blown adrenaline rush as the Christchurch Adventure Park reopened for the first time since the Port Hills wildfire five weeks ago.
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Person found dead at Hurunui house fire
23 Mar 2024A person has been found dead after a house fire north of Waipara in Canterbury.
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Firefighters battle large bush fire in the Far North
23 Mar 2024Helicopters are joining fire crews to fight the fire which started last night near the Whangapē Harbour.
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Questions remain over agency involvement in hurt siblings' case
23 Mar 2024Oranga Tamariki will not say how long it has been involved with the family of two young siblings thought to have been deliberately injured in Lower Hutt.
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Slash frontline biosecurity staff and 'we're exposed'
22 Mar 2024A new biosecurity collective in Taranaki says any reduction of frontline Ministry for Primary Industries staff is risky.
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'We are not in control': Call for law change after foreign spying revealed
The law needs to explicitly prohibit foreign spying or New Zealand risks joining "other people's wars", a lawyer warns.
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National's spend-up on social media ads
Christopher Luxon fronted quirky social media videos produced by renowned agency Topham Guerin. But National wasn't the top spender on advertising overall.
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New rules urgently needed for banks - commentators
New rules are needed to force the banking sector to introduce changes to protect consumers, and a muscled-up Kiwibank is not a quick fix, consumer advocates say. Audio
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Family fined thousands over emaciated state of their cattle
Seven cows were found dead at the Quigleys' Waikato farm and three others had to be euthanised.
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West Coasters welcome speed limit U-turn
22 Mar 2024Local communities will have a say on speed limits as the government scraps the "road to zero" safety campaign.
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Future of Picton overbridge up in the air
22 Mar 2024A Picton overbridge being built to keep traffic flowing when larger ferries brought more vehicles into town might not ever be finished.
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Dredging to deepen challenging boat entrance in Whakatāne
20 Mar 2024Boaties using the Whakatāne River entrance will be relieved that dredging has started on the narrows, where the shallow water has been causing concern.
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Rogue turtle raising alarm bells in Tākaka
20 Mar 2024A lone turtle spotted in a Golden Bay lake has Tasman District Council rushing to ensure a population of pest turtles doesn't explode.
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